Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Clyde, Ohio
Honored By
Carl M. Flickinger
Relationship
Self
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE. HE SERVED ABOARD LST-71 AS A STRIKER COOK. HE WAS IN THE PHILIPPINES AND OKINAWA. RODE THE SHIP BACK TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON WHERE THE SHIP WAS PUT IN DRY DOCK AND WAS DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 16, 1945. RECEIVED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL , THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC MEDAL AND 2 BATTLE STARS.